The Lord Sree Sita Ramachandra Swamy Temple in Bhadrachalam is a Hindu temple dedicated to Lord Rama in the Indian state of Telangana. The area is known as Bhadrachalam, and it is the site of grand celebrations on Rama Navami, when Lord Rama and his consort Sita celebrate their wedding anniversary with great fanfare. The temple in Bhadrachalam is closely associated with the life of Kancharla Gopanna, also known as Bhakta Ramadas, a 17th-century saint composer. Gopanna, the Tahasildar of Bhadrachalam in the second half of the 17th century, is said to have built this temple with money from the government treasury and was imprisoned in a dungeon at Golconda. Godavari level at Bhadrachalam drops below danger mark - merabharat-mahan.com Godavari level at Bhadrachalam Lord Rama is said to have miraculously returned to the Sultan the money that Gopanna had spent, after which he was released. Gopanna later changed his name to Bhadrachala Ramadasa and went on to write a plethora of Telugu songs in praise of Rama. The Ramayana is said to have been closely associated with Bhadrachalam and Vijayanagara. Rama, Sita, and Lakshmana are said to have spent time in Parnasala, which is 35 kilometres from Bhadrachalam. Rama is said to have crossed the river Godavari on his way to Sri Lanka to rescue Sita near the Bhadrachalam temple on the river’s northern bank. Bhadrachalam In Telangana Included In Ramayana Circuit Of IRCTC's Pilgrim Special Train - merabharat-mahan.com Hundreds of thousands of devotees from all over the world visit Bhadrachalam. The famous shrine Bhadrachalam is located on a hill surrounded by the Holy River Godavari, which flows towards the south. The name comes from Bhadragiri (Mountain of Bhadra: a boon child of Meru and Menaka). The history of this shrine represents the significance of the Ramayana Era, as the coherent hill place existed in the Ramayana period’s “Dandakaranya” where Rama, his consort Sita, and brother Lakshmana spent their vanavasa. Another story depicts the urgency of “Sri Mahavishnu” to manifest himself as Rama and shuffled back to the mortal coil — long after Ramavatara was to fulfil his promise to his Bhakta Bhadra (a mountain king), a sage who had been continuing the intense penance to obtain Lord Rama’s grace. According to legend, The reason for Vaikunta Rama’s incarnation was to fulfil a long-held desire of his ardent devotee Bhadra. Saint Bhadra performed penance on the banks of the Godavari in Dandakaranya in order to obtain the grace of Lord Rama and the countenance of his beloved God. The ecstatic sage begged Rama to sit on his head, but Rama, who was in search of his consort Sita, promised his Bhakta that his wish would be granted after he found Sita and completed the process of punishing the wicked Ravana and establishing ‘Dharma’. As Rama was unable to fulfil his promise in Ramavatara, the sage continued his terrified penance. Bhadrachalam: People demand clarity over Ramalayam development - merabharat-mah

1. History of Bhadrachalam Temple
The Lord Sree Sita Ramachandra Swamy
Temple in Bhadrachalam is a Hindu temple dedicated to Lord Rama in the Indian state
of Telangana. The area is known as Bhadrachalam, and it is the site of grand
celebrations on Rama Navami, when Lord Rama and his consort Sita celebrate their
wedding anniversary with great fanfare.
The temple in Bhadrachalam is closely associated with the life of Kancharla Gopanna,
also known as Bhakta Ramadas, a 17th-century saint composer. Gopanna, the
Tahasildar of Bhadrachalam in the second half of the 17th century, is said to have built
this temple with money from the government treasury and was imprisoned in a dungeon
at Golconda.

2. Godavari level at Bhadrachalam
Lord Rama is said to have miraculously returned to the Sultan the money that Gopanna
had spent, after which he was released. Gopanna later changed his name to
Bhadrachala Ramadasa and went on to write a plethora of Telugu songs in praise of
Rama.
The Ramayana is said to have been closely associated with Bhadrachalam and
Vijayanagara. Rama, Sita, and Lakshmana are said to have spent time in Parnasala,
which is 35 kilometres from Bhadrachalam. Rama is said to have crossed the river
Godavari on his way to Sri Lanka to rescue Sita near the Bhadrachalam temple on the
river’s northern bank.

3. Hundreds of thousands of devotees from all over the world visit Bhadrachalam. The
famous shrine Bhadrachalam is located on a hill surrounded by the Holy River
Godavari, which flows towards the south. The name comes from Bhadragiri (Mountain
of Bhadra: a boon child of Meru and Menaka). The history of this shrine represents the
significance of the Ramayana Era, as the coherent hill place existed in the Ramayana
period’s “Dandakaranya” where Rama, his consort Sita, and brother Lakshmana spent
their vanavasa.
Another story depicts the urgency of “Sri Mahavishnu” to manifest himself as Rama and
shuffled back to the mortal coil — long after Ramavatara was to fulfil his promise to his
Bhakta Bhadra (a mountain king), a sage who had been continuing the intense penance
to obtain Lord Rama’s grace.

4. According to legend,
The reason for Vaikunta Rama’s incarnation was to fulfil a long-held desire of his ardent
devotee Bhadra. Saint Bhadra performed penance on the banks of the Godavari in
Dandakaranya in order to obtain the grace of Lord Rama and the countenance of his
beloved God. The ecstatic sage begged Rama to sit on his head, but Rama, who was in
search of his consort Sita, promised his Bhakta that his wish would be granted after he
found Sita and completed the process of punishing the wicked Ravana and establishing
‘Dharma’. As Rama was unable to fulfil his promise in Ramavatara, the sage continued
his terrified penance.
Then Sri Mahavishnu appeared as Vaikunta Rama and rushed to his devotee Bhadra,
signalling his arrival by blowing ‘Shanku,’ accompanied by his consort Sita and brother

5. Laxmana, in a scene reminiscent of ‘Gajendra Moksham.’ Thus, Rama’s deities (having
four hands) — Shanku on the right, Chakra on the left, and Dhanurbhana (Bow and
Arrow in the other two hands) — Sita had condescended on Rama’s left lap, and
brother (at Ram’s left) are. And because the hill where the Deities were seated was the
head of Bhadra – Achala (immovable, i.e., hill), this shrine was renamed Bhadrachalam.
Pokala Dhammakka discovered the Vaikunta Rama, Laxmana, and Sita deities. She
was a Rama devotee who lived in the 17th century in Bhadrireddypalem, a mile away
from this holy place. Lord Rama appeared to her in a dream one night and told her, “the
saints and sages are worshipping my embodied deity settled on Bhadragiri,” and asked
her to find them, perform pooja, and attain salvation. The next morning, she began her
search for the deities, peeping into an anthill and discovering the deities hidden within it.
She poured hundreds of pots of Godavari water on the anthill, which slowly dissolved
and allowed the hidden Deities to emerge. She has been performing pooja every day
since then, offering ‘nivedyam’ with fruits fallen from a palmyra tree and building a
mandapam with the help of local villagers.
Bhakta Ramadas and temple construction
April 2011: Rama Kalyana Mahotsavam at Sri Ramanavami
Kancharla Gopanna, also known as Bhakta Ramadas, built the Bhadrachalarama
temple. In the 17th century, he was born to Linganna Murthy and Kamamba in the
village of Nelakondapalli, Khammamett Taluk (1630 AD). As Tahasildar, he took his
official duties seriously, collecting revenue owed to Nawabs while continuing his daily
preaches: chanting of ‘Ramanama’ and feeding the poor at his home. Ramadasa

6. learned that the villagers of Palvoncha paragana were on their way to Bhadrachalam to
witness Jatara. He, too, went to Bhadrachalam out of curiosity.
He discovered the deities in amazing condition, and Ramadas then asked the villagers
to contribute generously to the temple’s construction. The villagers begged him to use
the revenue collections to build the temple, promising to repay the money after the
crops were harvested. As a result, Ramadas built the temple without the permission of
the Golconda Nawab, using Rs 6 lakhs collected from land revenues.
When the temple was finished,

7. He ran into trouble with the ‘Sudarshana Chakra’ at the crest of the main temple. He fell
asleep, deeply distressed. On the same night, Rama asked him in his dream to take a
holy dip in the Godavari, which he would find accordingly. Gopanna did so the next
morning and easily found the holy Sudarshana Chakra in the river. He assumed that the
Sudarshana Chakra was formed by the divine power of his beloved God Rama. His
woes began soon after the construction.
He was fired from the army for misusing revenue to build the temple, imprisoned for 12
years in Golconda Fort, and tortured. Unable to bear the miseries, Ramadas begged
Rama to relieve him by singing many praising and emotional songs, which were
popularised by the stanzas of Bhakta Ramadasa’s ‘Dasaradhi Sathakam’ and
‘Keertanas’.
After Ramadas’ imprisonment,
The Golconda King Tanishah, the then ruler of the Qutub Shahi Kingdom, became a
devotee of Rama and took over the administration of the temple. This is similar to the
communal harmony that exists between Hindus and Muslims.
Tanishah, the Golconda King, recognised Ramadas’ devotional spirit and dedication to
Rama when Rama and Laxmana repaid six lakh mohurs exposing themselves as
Ramoji and Laxmoji, the servants of Bhakta Ramadas, to get their devotee released
from prison. Thanisha gave these divine-looking people who approached him at his
house late at night a voucher. The voucher was then hidden under Gopanna’s pillow
while he was imprisoned.

8. Tanishah, when she awoke the next morning, realised that those divine-looking people
were none other than Rama and Laxmana, and she made arrangements for Gopanna’s
release and prayed to forgive him by placing all the Gold Mohurs she had received the
night before at the feet of Gopanna. However, he refused to return the mohurs except
for two as a mark of divine significance, which can still be seen in Bhadrachalam
Temple.
Influenced by Lord Rama,
Golconda Ruler Tanishah set aside Rs 20,000 and odd from the said Palwoncha
paragana for the maintenance of the temple, which was continued during Qutub Shahi’s
reign, and for offering pearls to Deities on an elephant on the occasion of Kalyana
mahotsavam (Sri Ramanavami) through a specially sent messenger. The practise of

9. sending pearls to the Deities is still practised by the current state government and is still
available during the SriRamanavami Festival.